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By Christopher Healy
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based on child development research. How do we rate?
Omnipotent fun, but for older teens only.
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Doodle God
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Based on 2 parent reviews
Based on 12 kid reviews
Kids say that while the game is fun and creative, incorporating elements of mixing to create new items, it features some inappropriate themes such as sex, alcohol, and drugs that can concern parents. Many reviewers recommend enabling safety mode to hide these elements, arguing that the game remains entertaining and educational despite the controversial content.
- creativity
- inappropriate themes
- safety mode
- educational value
- fun gameplay
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What's It About?
Kids begin with the four historical \"elements\" of earth, air, fire, and water, and then tap on pairs to create new elements or \"groups.\" There are predetermined combinations, so . . . in the beginning . . . kids just run through combinations. For example, earth and fire make lava, and lava and water make stone and steam. Eventually, a prompt challenges kids to create a new \"element,\" the first being a worm.
Is It Any Good?
DOODLE GOD is a fabulously original concept. Can you create everything in existence, from swamps and clay to dolphins and plasma out of four elements (earth, air, fire, and water)? There's a whole lot of trial and error, mixing one thing with another just to see what happens. But there's also a good strategic aspect to the game. If it gives you a clue such as "What could you combine to form plankton?" you can look at what you've got and decide that your best shot would be water and bacteria. Poof! You've got plankton -- which you can then combine with other elements to create even more new things. This game is addictively fun.
App Details
- Devices : iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad , Android , Kindle Fire
- Subjects : Science : animals , biology , ecosystems and the environment , energy , geology , plants , rocks and minerals
- Skills : Thinking & Reasoning : analyzing evidence , applying information , Creativity : combining knowledge , making new creations
- Pricing structure :
- Release date : March 24, 2011
- Genre : Strategy Games
- Publisher : JoyBits Ltd.
- Version : 1.6.1
- Minimum software requirements : iOS 3.1.2 or later; Android 2.2 and up
- Last updated : October 9, 2025
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